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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.