"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.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )