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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home