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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.