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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.