"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.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.