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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family