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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.