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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.