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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.