"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.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.