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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.