"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.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )