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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.