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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.