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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.