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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.