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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.