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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.

Idioms:

  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.