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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )