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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.