"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.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.