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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home