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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.