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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • 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.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.