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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.