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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • 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.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.