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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.