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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.