"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.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.