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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.