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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.