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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.