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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.