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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.