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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.