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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.