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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.