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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.