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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.