"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.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.