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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.