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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel