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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.