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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.