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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.