"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.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.