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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.