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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • 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.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.