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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )