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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.