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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • 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.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.