"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.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.