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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.