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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.