"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.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.