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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.