"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.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.