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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.