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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.