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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.