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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means