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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.