"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.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.