"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.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.