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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.