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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.