"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.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.