"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.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.