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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses