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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.