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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.