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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home