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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.