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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )