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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )