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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.