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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.