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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • 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.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.