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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.