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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.