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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story