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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.