"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.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.