"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.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel