"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.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.