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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.