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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.