"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.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.