"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.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.