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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.