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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )