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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.