"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.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )