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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.