"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.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.