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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.