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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.