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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.