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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.