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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.