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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.