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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.