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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.