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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush