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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.