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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.