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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.