"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.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.