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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )