"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.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.