"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.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.