"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.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.