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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.