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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.