"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.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.