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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.