"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.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )