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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.