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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.