"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.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )