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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.