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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.