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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.