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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.