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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.