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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.