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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.