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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.