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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.