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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.