"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.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.