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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.