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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.