"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.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.