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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.