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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.