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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.