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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.