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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.