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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.