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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel