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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Deal with ( ব্যবহার করা ) He deals well with the customers.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.