"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.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.