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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.