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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )