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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.