"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.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.