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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.