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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )