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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )