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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • 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?
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide