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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.