"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.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.