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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.