"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.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.