"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.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.