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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.