"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.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.