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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.