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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.