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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.