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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.