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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )