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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.