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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.