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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.