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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.