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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.