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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.