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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.