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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • 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.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.