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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.