"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.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )