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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.