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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • 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.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.