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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )