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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.