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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story