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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.