"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.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.