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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.