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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist