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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )