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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.