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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.