"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).
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.