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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.