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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )