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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.