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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.