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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.