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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • 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 off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.