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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.