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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.