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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.