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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.