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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.