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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.