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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.