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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.