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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.