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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses