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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.