"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.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.