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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.