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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.