"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.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist