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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.