"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.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.