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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.