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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.