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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.