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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.