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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.