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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )