"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.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.