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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.