"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.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.