"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.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.