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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.