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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist