"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.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.