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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.