"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.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather