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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.