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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.