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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.