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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.