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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.