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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )