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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.