"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.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )