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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )