"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.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.