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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story