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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.