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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.