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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )