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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.