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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.