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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.