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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.