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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Trust with ( বিশ্বাস করা (জিনিস) ) You may trust me with the work.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )