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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.