"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.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.