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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.