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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.