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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.