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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.