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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.