"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.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.