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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.