"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.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )