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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.