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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.