"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.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.