"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.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.