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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.