"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.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.