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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.