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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.