"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.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.