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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family