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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )