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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )