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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.