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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.