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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.