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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • 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.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.