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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.