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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.