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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )