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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel