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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )