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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.