"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.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story