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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.