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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.