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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.