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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )