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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.