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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.