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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.