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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )