"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.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.