"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).
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.