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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.