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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )