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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.