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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.