"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.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.