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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.