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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.

Idioms:

  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.