"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.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.