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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.