"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.