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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.