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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.