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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.