"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.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.