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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.