"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.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.