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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.