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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family