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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.