"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.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.