"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.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.