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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.