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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.