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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.