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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.