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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.