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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.