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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.