"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.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.