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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.