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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.