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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family