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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.