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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.