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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.