"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.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.