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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.