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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.