"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.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.

Idioms:

  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.