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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.