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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.