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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.