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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.