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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.