"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.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.