"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.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.