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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )