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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.