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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly