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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.