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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.