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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up