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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.