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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )