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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.