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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.