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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.