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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.