"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.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.