"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.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.