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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.

Idioms:

  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )