"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.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )