"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.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )