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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )