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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.