"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.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.