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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.