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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.