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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.