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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.