"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.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.