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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.