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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • 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.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.