"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.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.