"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.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )