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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.