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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.