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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.