"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.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly