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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )