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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.