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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.