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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake