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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.