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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.