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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.