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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.

Idioms:

  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.