"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.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.