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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.