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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.