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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.