"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.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.