"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.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.