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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.