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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.