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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.