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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.