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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.