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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )