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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.