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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.