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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.