"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.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )