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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )