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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.