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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.