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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.