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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.