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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.