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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.