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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.