"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.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.