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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.