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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.