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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means