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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.