"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.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.