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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.