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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.