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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.