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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.