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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.