"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.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.