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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.