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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.