"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.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.