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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.