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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.