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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.