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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.