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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.