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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.