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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.