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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.