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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.