"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.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.