"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.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )