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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.