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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )