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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.