"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.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.