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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.