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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.