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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.