"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.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.

Idioms:

  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.