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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.