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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.