"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.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.