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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.