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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.