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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.