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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.