"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.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • 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
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.