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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.