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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.