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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.