"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.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.