"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).
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • 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.