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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.