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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.