"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.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.