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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.