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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.