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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel