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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.