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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )