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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story