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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )