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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.