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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.