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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.