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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.