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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • 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.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.