"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.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?