"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.