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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.