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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.