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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )