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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.