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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )