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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )