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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.