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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.