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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.