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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.