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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.