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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.