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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )