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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.