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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.