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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.