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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )