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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.