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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.