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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.