"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.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.