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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )