"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.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.