"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.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.