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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.