"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.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.