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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.