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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.