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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.