"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.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.