"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.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.