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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.