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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.