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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses