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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.