"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.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )