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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.