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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.