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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.