"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.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.