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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.