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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.