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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • 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.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.