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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.