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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.