"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.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.