"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.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.