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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home