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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.

Idioms:

  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.