"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.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.